The Croatia chief believes that his team has done exceedingly well in the difficult Group C, and has stated that he is positive going into the decisive match against Spain.
Slaven Bilic has stated that the tactical adjustments enabled http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926, and has stated that he is proud of his achievements of the group stage so far.
The Blazers held the Azzurri to a 1-1 draw after beating Ireland in their opening game of the tournament, taking their points tally to four in Group C standings.
Bilic admitted that the game against the Italians was an enormous challenge for his team, but maintained that they saw off the opposition with a lot of patience and waited or their chances.
The Blazers manager stated that although they were dominated in the first-half of the contest, the dramatic turnaround in the second-half was down to the tactical changes initiated by him.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 to attack from the wings, and that changed the complexion of the game in their favour.
While talking to the press, the 43-year-old said:
“It is not easy when you are up against a big team, but we were waiting for our chance,” he said of the 1-1 draw. They were better than us in the first half – we were lacking patience and trying to shoot from outside the box. I told them at half-time that
we needed to be more aggressive and have more possession. We changed things tactically so Mario Mandzukic was playing deeper and we moved Luka Modric out to the wing and we were dominant after that.”
Bilic chose to remain tight-lipped regarding their next match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, and stated that he has a lot of time to analyze his opponents.
The Croatia manager remarked upon the achievements of his team against all odds so far in the Euros, and insisted that he is very optimistic regarding his chances of qualification to the quarter-finals stage.
The Blazers chief went on to register his complaint against the refereeing standards in the clash against the Azzurri, and stressed that the ref deprived them of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906 penalty that could have changed the fate of the game.
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